Spacing-pilaster for sectional furniture.



E. MORRIS. mums PILASTER FOR SEGTIONAL FURNITURE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 23, 191 4. 1, 1 27,488. Y Patented Feb. 9, L915.

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SPAGING PILASTER FOR SEGTIONAL FURNITURE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 23. 1914.

Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

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//71//1f0/ Edmund Mar/1's 55/ fl /wulk FI Q EDMUND MORRIS, 0F GRANDRAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO WILMARTH SI-IOW CASE COMPANY, OF GRANDRAPIDS, MICHIGAN, .A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

SPACING-PILASTER FOR SECTIONAL FURNITURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

Application filed July 23, 1914. Serial No. 852,578.

and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to spacing pilasters for sectional furniture, asit is used in the furnishing of stores. In the construction of suchfurniture, a plurality of sections are placed in superimposed relationto any de sired height and a series of such superimposed sections arelocated end to end with the adjacent ends of the sections spaced apartwhereby" each series of superimposed sections is entirely independent ofthe others and may be rearranged at will, certain sec tions ,beinginterchanged, or having other sections substituted in their place, thesame as if such series of superimposed sections were entirely alone. Theadjacent ends of the sections are connected together by any suitablemeanswhich may be readily detached so as to free the sections one fromthe other. It will be clear that with the sections in such spaced apartrelation there will be connected together and with the spacing pilastersin place thereon.

Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the severalviews of the drawing.

In the illustration of the invention shown, a plurality of sections 1are provided and placed one above the other until any desired height isreached. These sections are readily detachable and may be readilyremoved one from the other. The ends 2 of the sections are each providednear the front edges thereof and substantially midway between the topand bottom with socket members 3 through the ends of which screws 4 orother suitable fastening means are inserted for the permanent attachmentof the socket members to the ends of the sections. Each socket memberhas a central portion 5 bent outwardly so as to be spaced from the endof its section, said central portion being slotted for a portion of itsdepth as shown at 6.

The sections are located end to end with the adjacent ends spaced apartand the socket members 3 on the ends of the sec tions are located insubstantially the same vertical relation and likewise are spaced'adistance apart. A connecting device lies between and spans the distancebetween the sections, the heads 8 of said device passing a space betweenthe adjacent ends of the sections, and it is the purpose of thisinvention to cover said space at the front edges of the sections, theconstruction by which this is accomplished involving novel featureswhich form the basis of my invention. The construction by which thistogether with other less important objects andpurposes not specificallyenumerated is attained, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings inwhich,

Figure 1 is a transverse section taken on the line 11 of Fig. 5. Fig. 2is a side elevation illustrating the attachment of the spacing pilasterto the sections. Fig. 3 shows in perspective, the end of a section andthe attaching element that is permanently secured thereto. Fig. 4 is aplan view of a series of sections connected end to end with the spacingpilaster applied thereto between the adjacent ends of sections. Fig. 5

is a front elevation with parts broken away back of the central portions5 of the socket members 3 and the reduced shanks 9 are received in theslots 6, while said connecting device between the socket members isformed with an enlarged part 10 as shown, hexagonal in cross section.necting devices is positioned between the adjacent ends of each sectionof the vertical series of sections as best illust ated in Fig. 5.

The space between the ends of the sections is covered by a pilaster 11having a projection 12 at each edge thereof which extendsthe entirelength of the pilaster and bears against the adjacent edges of thesections. The central portion of the pilaster denoted at 13, projectsinto the space between the ends of the sections. At a plurality ofplaces along the length of the pilaster, on the inner face thereof,spring members, each comprised of a base 14, and rearwardlyextendingspring fingers 15 are permanently secured, the spring fingers beingfashioned to approach each other and then turn outwardly at their endsas shown in Fig. 2. These spring members are so 10- One of theseconcated on the pilaster that the parts 10 of the connecting device asheretofore described will be received between the spring fingers as thepilaster is placed to cover the space between the adjacent ends of thesections and as the pilaster is applied the spring fingers all yield topermit the passage of the parts 10 and will after the passage of saidparts eXert an influence tending to draw the pilaster to the rear andbringing the edges 12 thereof firmly against the front edges of theadjacent sections. It will also be noted that the fingers 15 are of suchwidth as to pass between the outer faces of the socket members 3 butengaging thereagainst substantially, so that as the pilaster is appliedthe fingers 15 in their engagement with the socket members serve toaline the pilaster with respect to the sections.

From the foregoing it will be evident that the spacing pilaster may bereadily applied and detached'at will and that when applied in the mannerset forth, it with the sections will provide a structure having theappearance of one built solidly without lines of sectional division. Thepilaster may be removed at any time and the devices connecting the endsof the sections may likewise be removed leaving the vertical series ofsections entirely independent whereby they may be interchanged at will.The extensions to the pilaster overlapping the edges of the sectionscover the meeting lines of the sections and pilaster so that no lines ofsectional division appear.

I claim 1. In combination, a series of superimposed sections, a similarseries of superimposed sections located with the ends thereof spacedfrom the ends of the first series of sections, deta chable connectingdevices connecting the ends of the'said sections, and a pilaster havingdetachable connection with said connecting devices and covering thespace between the sections.

2. In combination, a series of superimposed sections, a similar seriesof superimposed sections located with the ends thereof spaced from theends of the first series of sections, detachable connecting devicesconnecting the ends of the sections, a pilaster covering the spacebetween the ends of the sections and spring members secured to thepilaster and engaging one with each connecting device, substantially asdescribed.

3. In combination, sections located end'to end with ends thereof spacedapart, a horizontally positioned connecting device lying between andfastening the ends of the sections together, a pilaster covering thespace between the sections at the front thereof, and-a spring memberincluding upper and lower spring fingers between which said connectingdevice passes, secured to the pilaster.

4. In combination, sections located end to end with the ends spacedapart, socket members fastened to the ends of the sections, horizontalconnecting devices detachably received by the socket members, a pilasterpositioned at the front of and between the ends of the sections, andspring members having yielding engagement with said connecting devicessecured permanently to the inner face of the pilaster whereby thepilaster may be detachably secured in position.

5. In combination, sections located end to end with the ends thereofspaced apart, socket members fastened to the ends of the sections,devices detachably received by the socket members for connecting thesections together, a pilaster positioned at the front ofand between theends of the sections, spring members having yielding. spring fingers forengaging with said connecting device, said fingers lying substantiallyhorizontal and being of a width to span the dis EDMUND MORRIS.

Witnesses:

FRANK E. LIVERANCE, Jr., HOWARD H. YAnmxeToN.

